Chicken Tikka Masala.

Who needs Indian takeaway when you can create a feast at home with basic ingredients you have at home.. some dishes sounds fancy but you need very basic ingredients and less time to cook delicious 😋lunch or dinner.. it’s a beautiful weather outside and it calls for yummy dinner to site in garden and relish this yummy food.. xx What you guys are having today?? X

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Ingredient's to marinate chicken

250gram chicken picese (boneless)

1/2 cup yogurt

1tsp red chilli powder

1tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp turmeric

1/2tsp garam masala

pinch of food color (optional)

1/4tsp white pepper powder

1tbsp ginger garic pastre

Salt to taste

for the curry

1large onion

1/2 can of tomato or 3 tomatos puree

1tsp ginger garic paste

1/2tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp garam masala

1/4tsp turmeric, 1tsp coriander powder

1tbsp kasuri methi, dry fenugreek leaves

1tbsp tomato puree

1tsp kasuri methi

Oil and Butter as required

Salt to taste

1/2cup fresh cream

Dry Mutton Kebabs.

Dry Mutton Kebabs.This dish is must have in every Muslim families during the festival of Bakrid Eid. On this festival every house will have a excess amount of meat and to save the meat, they add some masalas and dry the meat for 2 to 3 weeks. Then store in a dry containers and use everyday.. It goes very well with Dal and Rice as a side dish.

Ingredient's.

1 kg Mutton

2tbsp red chilly powder

1tbsp black pepper powder

1tbsp garlic paste

salt to taste

Oil for deep frying.

Cooking Method.

Wash and dry the mutton throughly

Cut the mutton into long strips (1 inch thick)

In a large mixing bowl, add the red chilly powder, black pepper powder, salt and garlic paste and mix it nicely. Then dry in sun for atleast 2 to 3 weeks.

After its completely dried store them into a dry container.

In a deep frying pan, add enough oil, when oil is hot, deep fry the kebab and serve hot

Dry Baby Prawn Roast.

Dry Baby Prawn Roast is cooked with coconut oil and this dish also I have made exactly the way I cook Egg Roast and it tasted awesome with plain boiled Rice. You can replace the dry prawns to fresh prawns if you don't like the dry ones. This can be even served as a side dish for any drinks too.

Ingredient's.

2 cup of dry baby prawns 

2 medium onion, 1 large tomato (finely chopped)

3 to 4 green chilli's slit

1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

10 curry leaves

2 tbsp fresh grated coconut

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

3 tbsp coconut oil.

Cooking Method.

In a deep earthen pot, add coconut oil, when oil is hot, add curry leaves and mustard seeds, when they splutter, add onion, green chilli and fry to lite brown.

Add grated coconut, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala and ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. Then add chopped tomato's, lemon juice, salt and cook till the tomatoes are well cooked. Then add black and dry prawns, add little water if needed. Now cover the lid and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on a low flame. After 5 minutes take the lid of and roast the prawns on to high flame for a minute.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Roti's, Naan, or Rice.

Chutney Chicken Curry!! Pressure Cooker Version

Chutney Chicken Curry this is a very simple and one pot chicken curry. Which you can make in no time and serve with Hot Rice or Roti.. All you need is only few basic ingredients which is easily available in  house and the end result is very delicious chicken curry.

Ingredient's.

1/2kg chicken

Hand ful of coriander leaves

Hand ful of mint leaves

6 green chillies

10 to 15 curry leaves

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

1tsp black pepper

1/2tsp turmeric

2tbsp oil

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

In mixing jar, grind all the above ingredients to smooth paste (except oil and salt)

In a pressure cooker, add oil, when its hot, add washed chicken, turmeric and salt, fry for 3 to 4 minutes.

Then add the ground masala and give a quick mix. Close the lid and cook for 2 whistle (1 in high flame and 1 in low flame).

Serve hot with Rice or Roti.

Chilli Cheese Toast With Avocado!

Chilli Cheese Toast With Avocado! Easy beezy breakfast on busy weekdays or weekends. Paired with milkshake or juice makes a very healthy and filling dish.

Ingredients.

4 slices of bread (white or brown)

2 tbsp pizza sauce

1 medium onion, 1 medium tomato. 1 small capsicum (Finely chopped)

1/2 ripped avocado

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Pinch of black pepper powder

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

Pre-heat the oven at 180c for 10 minutes.

Apply pizza sauce on the bread on one side. Then arrange the chopped onion, capsicum and tomatoes. Sprinkle some salt and pepper. Then sprinkle the cheese on all the bread.

Grill the bread till the cheese is melted.

Now arrange the avocado slices on top of the grilled toast and sprinkle some more salt and pepper.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Stuffed Omelette With Caramelised Onion.

Stuffed Omelette With Caramelised Onion. This is a very easy stuffed omelette with well caramelised onion, with a hint of paprika and green chillies.. It makes an a awesome breakfast on a lazy weekends or even as a brunch. All you need is just few onion and eggs, that's it and your breakfast is shorted. It's been a long time I have participating in any competitions. All of sudden 3 days back I saw Better Butter Contest on my FB page which includes eggs and eggs are there in our breakfast almost everyday, so I thought why not give it a try. Just because of the contest I'm clicking pictures early mornings, making my hubby to wait on table for his breakfast, so that I don't become lazy and finish the food. Now he is like you have win this because you are making me wait for so long.. The funny thing is my hubby said if at all you win the contest, then take the 3rd price. Because he like the teapot.. hehehe. Anyways lets see what happens.. Do try the recipe and let me know.

Ingredient's.

4 eggs

3 large onion (thinly sliced)

2 green chillies (finely chopped)

1/8 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/8 tsp Italian mix herbs

Pinch of red chilli flakes

Salt to taste

Oil as requires.

Cooking Method.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk the 2 eggs with a pinch of salt and set it aside.

In a nonstick frying pan, add little oil, saute the onion for few seconds, then add rest of the ingredients and fry till onions are well caramelised, then remove from the and set it aside.

Now in the same frying pan add little more oil and allow the oil to heat, pour the egg mixture on to the frying pan and cook on over medium heat. As the eggs sets on top lift the edges, letting the uncooked eggs to flow underneath. when eggs are set, add the half of the onion mixture to the omelette on one side and roll the otherside on top and cook for another minute, on a low flame.

Then take out the omelette on to a serving plate.

Serve hot with some Toast.

(Make 2 eggs at a time and divide the onion into 2 portion)

Egg Roast (Kerala Style)

Egg Roast (Kerala Style) from our recent trip to Kerala, my hubby developed a new taste of coconut oil. Now all he wants is coconut oil in everything. I should thanks to our houseboat chef because he was cooking everything in coconut oil and that smell use to make us hungry like anything and all we only did was eating and eating. While coming back I bought few bottles of coconut oil and earthen cooking pots and believe me I'm also enjoying cooking in my new pots.. I have many more Kerala style recipes on the way.. I had even cooked this egg roast in a normal cooking oil and in kadai, that also taste good but this was exceptionally tasty. Do try this dish and let me know!!

Ingredient's.

4 hard boiled eggs 

2 medium onion, 1 large tomato (finely chopped)

3 to 4 green chilli's slit

1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

10 curry leaves

2 tbsp fresh grated coconut

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

3 tbsp coconut oil.

Cooking Method.

In a deep earthen pot, add coconut oil, when oil is hot, add curry leaves and mustard seeds, when they splutter, add onion, green chilli and fry to lite brown.

Add grated coconut, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala and ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. Then add chopped tomato's, lemon juice, salt and cook till the tomatoes are well cooked. Then add black and eggs, add little water if needed. Now cover the lid and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on a low flame. After 5 minutes take the lid of and roast the eggs on to high flame for a minute.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Roti's, Naan, or Rice.

Mix Vegetable Stirfry. Chinese Style!!

Today morning I woke up and after finishing all the work and sent my hubby to office and sat to watch tv for sometime. Then all of sudden I realise that It is been a months I have even opened my blog and wrote something.. I don't know where to start or where to end. Everything seems so unreal, this blog was my identity and I use to love to write it and blog writing was my most favourite job in the world, but now I feel bore to even look at it.. But No I have to start and I'll start..

Mix Vegetable Stirfry, is the most simplest and easiest side dish to accompany with any kind for rice or noodles dish. It taste great even with roasted chicken or this veggies also can be wrapped into a rolls and serve for lunch or dinner!!

Ingredient's.

3cups of mix veggies.

(carrot, broccoli, mushroom, Brussels sprouts, zucchini) cut into medium pieces

1tbsp minced ginger and garlic

1tbsp dark soya sauce

1tbsp vegetable seasoning

1/2tsp crack black pepper

1/2tsp red chilli flakes

1tbsp olive oil

1/2tbsp sesame oil

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

Boil the Brussels sprouts for a minute or 2 in a hot water and set it aside.Place a wok over high heat until hot, add oil, add garlic and ginger; cook until fragrant, about 10 seconds. add carrots, zucchini and mushrooms, stir fry for 1 minute. Then add brussels sprouts, broccoli, soya sauce, vegetable seasoning, red chilli flakes, salt and sesame oil and stirfry for another minute or 2. Now sprinkle cracked black pepper and mix well.

Serve immediately.

Chicken Fajita Wrap/Mexican Style Wrap!!

Fajita is basically Mexican-style wraps. You can play with ingredients of your choice and can be made with left over vegetables or chicken. All you have do is just toss all the ingredients together and wrap with some tortillas and grill on a hot grilled pan or skillet. It make a great lunch or weekend dinner, in no time!! This was made with left over chicken I just added some veggies and fajitas seasoning and it was delicious. But I'm giving you the recipe of non cooked chicken, which I have tried several times!!

Ingredient's.

4 flour tortillas

1 cup of boneless chicken, diced

1 packet fajita seasoning

1 cup of chopped, green and red bell peppers

1/2 cup button mushroom, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

Pinch of pepper powder

Salt and Oil as per requires.

Cooking Method.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. add chicken and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Then add mushroom, fajita seasoning and stirfry for 2 minutes. Now stir in the green bell peppers, red bell peppers, onion and pepper powder. Cook until the vegetables have softened, that will take about 4 to 5 minutes. and set it aside.

Mean time heat a grilled pan or skillet, onto medium heat with little oil. Then layer half of each tortilla with the chicken and vegetable mixture, then wrap the tortillas tightly and place onto a hot skillet and cook till it becomes a brown.

Serve with sour cream and salsa.

Egg Roll (Indian Street Food)

Egg roll is a very famous snack in India especially in Kolkata. This is quick and easy recipe saves a lot of time and gives you the fabulous experience of street food at home with lot of love and healthy touch. Even this rolls can be cooked with left over chapaties and can be deep fried to.. This is my favourite snacks when it is cooked at home :)

Ingredient's.

2 cooked roti's

2 Eggs

1 medium onions thinly sliced

1 small tomato thinly sliced

2 Green chillies finely chopped

1/4tsp pepper powder

1/2tsp lemon juice

Chaat Masala (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil for frying.

Cooking Method. 

In a mixing bowl beat an egg with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a pan and add the egg. Quickly place the cooked rotis on the wet egg mixture so that it sticks well. Keep dizzling oil and cook well on both sides.

In a mean while mix sliced onions,tomato, chillies and lime juice.

Place the egg paratha, ( egg side up) in a plate. Place the onion mixture in the centre, sprinkle a pinch of salt and chaat masala. 

Roll tightly and serve hot with Tomato Ketchup.

Ven Pongal. Pressure Cooker Version

Ven Pongal is a very easy and comfort food and it is one of the most famous breakfast in South India. Even it is cooked at temples to offer to god and even during several puja/festival specially in Pongal festival it will be cooked in each and every house along with few more different varieties of rice dishes. If your not in mood to cook something spicy or heavy food then this is the best option to cook, because it is very lite on stomach and does not take time at all. But tastes simply awesome along with some coconut chutney..

Ingredient's to boiled rice.

1 cup rice

1/4cup split moong dal

4 cups water

Ping of hing

Salt to taste.

Ingredient's for tempering.

1tsp cumin

1/2tsp black pepper

2 green chillies (finely chopped)

10 curry leaves

2tbsp ghee.

Cooking Method.

Dry roast moong dal until slightly browned, set aside with raw rice. Pressure cook rice, moong dal, hing and salt with 4 cups of water for 3-4 whistles until mushy.

Meanwhile you can get ready with the tempering ingredients. In a frying pan add ghee when it is hot, add the rest of ingredients and fry for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame.

Once the pressure releases, open and add the tempered items. Mix well, add more ghee if needed.

Serve hot with chutney of your choice and sambar.

Baked Tilapia Fish With Tomato Gravy/ Meen Pollichathu.

Baked Tilapia Fish With Tomato Gravy. This is a very famous kerala dish called Meen Pollichathu. Meen Pollichathu is basically fish covered with a spicy masala and wrapped in banana leaves and shallow fried. But since I did not find banana leaves here, so I wrapped it with foil paper and baked it to give a healthier touch. And I have made a little changes in masala too by adding more tomato's to have a little gravy. It is all up to us to add or remove the ingredients according to our taste and it taste as good as the traditional dish. This can be served with rice, roti and even as a side dish.

Ingredient's to marinate the fish.

1 Medium size Tilapia fish

1/2tsp red chilli powder

1/4tsp turmeric

1/2tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4tsp black pepper powder

Salt to taste

1tsp oil.

Ingredient's for the gravy.

1 onion, 2 green chilli, 2 large tomatos (finely chopped)

1/2tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric, 1/2tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp garam masala

1/2tsp mustard seeds

2tsp lemon juice

1tsp ginger garlic paste

10 curry leaves

2tbsp thick coconut milk

2tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

2tbsp oil.

Cooking Method.

Clean the fish. Make gashes on both the sides.

Add all the marinated ingredients into a mixing bowl and make a thick paste by adding little water. Then apply it nicely on the fish and set it aside for atleast 30 minutes.

In a tava add oil and fry the fish both the side for a minute or 2.

In a deep frying pan, add oil, when oil is hot, add curry leaves and mustard seeds, when they splutter, add onion, green chilli and fry to lite brown.

Add red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala and ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. Then add chopped tomato's, coconut milk, coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt and cook till the tomatoes are well cooked. Allow the masala to cool.

In a mean time pre-heat the oven at 200c for 10minutes.

Take a large foil paper, spread some masala on it. Place the fish over the masala and spread some more masala over the fish.

Fold the edges and secure. Then baked the fish for 10 to 15minutes.

Serve hot with Rice, Roti or as a Side Dish.